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PRICES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



Average Prices of Live Stock in England and Scotland 

 in the Month of December, 1908. 



{Compiled from Reports received from the Board's Market 



Reporters.) 



Description. 



England. 



Scotland. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



First 

 Quality. 



Second 

 Quality. 



rAT STOCK: — 





per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per cwt.t 



per cwt.t 



Softie. . 



L,atue : — 





s. d. 



s . d. 



s. d. 



s. d. 



.rouea ocots ... 





8 c 



7 IO 



AO C 



16 7 



Herefords 





8 2 



7 ^ 







Shorthorns 





8 2 



7 5 





33 / 



Devons 





8 6 



7 Q 











per lb.* 



per lb.* 



per lb. * 



per lb. 







d. 



d. 







Veal Calves 





8 



7i 





6i 



Sheep : — 













Downs 





14= 



7 







Long wools 





74- 



6* 

 2 







Cheviojts 





/ 4: 



71 



7| 



7 



Blackfaced 





7i 



/ 4- 



6± 



7i 



6i 



Cross-breds 





7i 

 / 2 



7 



8 



7 







per stone. * 



per stone.* 



per stone.* 



per stone. * 



Pigs :- 





s. d. 



s. d. 



a?. 





Bacon Pigs 





6 2 



5 8 



6 5 



5 8 



Porkers 





6 9 



6 3 



6 10 



6 1 



Lean Stock : — 





per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



per head. 



Milking Cows : — 





f s. 



£ s. 







Shorthorns — In Milk 





21 19 



18 8 



22 15 



17 13 



— Calvers... 





21 17 



18 6 



19 l6 



17 7 



Other Breeds— In Milk 





IQ 2 



16 9 



20 4 



16 12 



— Calvers 





15 10 



12 15 



20 9 



16 6 



Calves for Rearing 





2 4 



1 15 



2 7 



1 14 



Store Cattle : — 













Shorthorns — Yearlings 





10 9 



9 4 



to 3 



7 19 



j:j — Two-year-olds... 



14 12 



12 17 



14 O 



11 18 



— Three- year - 



olds 



16 13 



14 19 



16 5 





Polled Scots — Two-year 



olds 







15 '7 



12 2 



Herefords — ■ ,, 





15 10 



13 11 







Devons — ,, 





14 13 



13 18 







Store Sheep : — 













Hoggs, Hoggets, Tegs, 



and 











Lambs — 





s. d. 



s. d, 



d. 





Downs or Longwools 





37 7 



3i 8 







Scotch Cross-breds 









29 3 



23 2 



Store Pigs : — 













Under 4 months 





21 10 



15 6 



20 0 



16 7 



* Estimated carcase weight, 

 f Live weight, 



